Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Stony coral tissue loss disease is shifting the ecological balance of Caribbean reefs

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 21:26:19 +0000

A new study shows stony coral tissue loss disease is causing drastic changes in the Caribbean's population of corals, which is sure to disrupt the delicate balance of the ecosystem and threaten marine biodiversity and coastal economies.

Gas stoves increase nitrogen dioxide exposure above WHO standards – study

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 18:13:20 +0000

Science Advances report also finds people of color and low-income residents in US disproportionately affected

Using a gas stove increases nitrogen dioxide exposure to levels that exceed public health recommendations, a new study shows. The report, published Friday in Science Advances, found that people of color and low-income residents in the US were disproportionately affected.

Gaza vote divides Society of Authors after call to condemn Israeli military action

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 16:05:47 +0000

Extraordinary general meeting of the UK writers’ union narrowly voted against making an official protest at violence that has killed ‘at least 95 journalists and media workers’

The Society of Authors (SoA) has come under fire from all sides after members voted against a resolution demanding it issue an official statement condemning Israel’s military action in Gaza.

UK tenants should have ‘right to garden’, leading horticulturist says

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 12:00:02 +0000

Jason Williams, known as the cloud gardener, is campaigning for green spaces in new builds and rights for tenants to grow plants

Developers and landlords should give tenants a “right to garden”, a leading horticulturist has said as he campaigns for more green spaces in new-build homes.

Florida sees thriving future if climate resilience managed, research finds

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 11:00:17 +0000

Florida wildlife corridor will spearhead climate resilience if allowed to evolve and essential preparatory work done, study says

Climate predictions in Florida, for the most part, make pretty grim reading. Rising oceans threaten to submerge most of the state by the end of the century, and soaring temperatures could make it too hot to live here anyway.

Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 10:44:31 +0000

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan

The UK government’s climate action plan is unlawful, the high court has ruled, as there is not enough evidence that there are sufficient policies in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Venomous snakes likely to migrate en masse amid global heating, says study

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 09:35:26 +0000

Researchers find many countries unprepared for influx of new species and will be vulnerable to bites

Climate breakdown is likely to lead to the large-scale migration of venomous snake species into new regions and unprepared countries, according to a study.

The researchers forecast that Nepal, Niger, Namibia, China, and Myanmar will gain the most venomous snake species from neighbouring countries under a heating climate.

Week in wildlife – in pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachioed deer and a zebra on the run

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 07:00:31 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Northumbrian Water told to publish raw sewage discharge data it tried to hide

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 06:00:29 +0000

Appeal tribunal orders firm to share details on hundreds of thousands of tonnes of outflows into North Sea

A water company that tried to keep secret details of hundreds of thousands of tonnes of raw sewage discharges into the sea has been ordered by an appeal tribunal to release the data in the public interest.

Australia’s best new sustainable homes of 2024 – in pictures

admin — Fri, 03 May 2024 00:00:22 +0000

A pocket-sized city terrace extension and a multigenerational riverside property inspired by a country shed are among the innovative dwellings shortlisted in the sustainability category of the Houses awards, Australia’s premier residential design prize.